books by Ted Simon

books by Ted Simon

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Ted Simon

Adventure Motorcycling: Everything You Need to Plan and Complete the Journey of a Lifetime

Robert Wicks

Haynes Publishing, 2008

Adventure Motorcycling by R. Wick
This is an excellent book for anyone wanting to get into adventure motorcycling (or just dreaming about it). It has all the info you need to get started planning and what you need to know before you go as well as what you need to take with you. It is well thought out ...

Philosophy: Consisting of the Oxford Companion to Philosophy and the Dictionary of Philosophy Two-volume Set
Simon Blackburn, Ted Honderich

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Two fine philosophical references for the price of one! Set consists of the Oxford Companion to Philosophy and the Dictionary of Philosophy: buy the Companion and get the Dictionary for FREE!

Dreaming of Jupiter: In Search of the World--Thirty Years On

Ted Simon

Jupitalia Productions, 2008

Book Review
This is an excellent read for anyone who enjoys riding motorcycles, and has had thoughts of riding one to other countries. Ted Simon has wonderful style of writing, and this book does a good job as a stand alone piece, even though it references his previous book of his ...

The Age of Magnificence: The Memoirs of the Duc De Saint-Simon

Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, Ted Morgan

Athena, 1990

Enjoy a taste of this French Pepys.
As Helene Hanff says in 84 Charing Cross Road, "I'm a great lover of I-was-there books." The Duc de Saint-Simon was certainly there, and, even better, was a witty and insightful racountier. As a courtier at the Sun King's court, he knew all the behind-the-drapes ...

Dreaming of Jupiter

Ted Simon

Abacus, 2008

It's ok to be human.
I read (and re-read) Jupiter's Travels pretty much when it came out in the 1970s. This is a very fine follow-up - and hard to put down - (good enough to loan to my literary friend), that just goes to show that it's ok to be human.

Jupiters Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph

Ted Simon

Jupitalia Productions, 2005

best adventure book ever
I ate this book up with rapt joy! And halfway through i realized i knew the author - from France in 1970! It is just the most poetic, honest, juicy, deep-swimming book - I recommend it to anyone who loves the call of the open road!

Gypsy in Me:, The: From Germany to Romania in Search of Youth, Truth, and Dad

Ted Simon

Random House, 1997

One of the best travel books...
I have read quite a few travel books, and this one is one of the best, by far. When you try to describe to someone a chapter you have just read, you realize that there is not much action to convey, but what he does leave you with is an amazing insight into his and ...

Riding High

Ted Simon

Jupitalia Productions, 1998

Excellent follow-up to Jupiter's Travels
Point to ponder: Ted Simon muses that "The interruptions ARE the journey". This book causes one to think about priorities in life and what drives them. Ted writes from a British perspective and humor and provides an insightful description of the real world as he ...

The River Stops Here: Saving Round Valley, A Pivotal Chapter in California's Water Wars

Ted Simon

University of California Press, 2001

Land, Water, Intrigue..... and the Villain is hung out to dry
A colorless subject, Water; an arcane topic, Irrigation. Not the usual recipe for a rousing read. But hold on to your bookmark! This is a fascinating tale, with feisty characters so vividly wrought that they jump from the page. The writing is as lyrical and eloquent as ...

Ted Hughes's Tales from Ovid (Faber Plays)

Ted Hughes

Faber & Faber, 2000

Antiquity Renewed
Erotic, comical, dramatic, shocking, and mystical, this is a fascinating collection of some of Ovid's greatest stories. Adapted for the stage, these ancient stories embody some of the most pressing issues in modern society, while paying homage to their deep roots in ...

The Faithless

Ted Simon

AuthorHouse, 2005

Seamy and Steamy
The Faithless contains an engaging plot of sufficient depth and breadth to keep the pages turning. Ted Simon combines the florid writing style of a 40's/50's detective novel with today's in-your-face sexuality to capture the urban grittiness and seamy underside of ...

Riding home

Ted Simon

Viking, 1984

A must for lovers of travel, motorcycles, and free-spirits
I had a fantasy on the bus going to work. I wondered what all the grim faces would be like if I could give everyone a copy of Ted Simon's "Riding Home." Maybe they'd all be dreaming about doing themselves what Ted did and described in "Jupiter's Travels"-- leave it ...